As you've come to expect, this is NOT an all-inclusive, set-in-stone smorgasbord of resources to be used in building curriculum and effective classroom instruction. In the Digital Age, resources appear continuously. Isn't it wonderful?
My Wonderful World A National Geographic-led campaign for kids and geographic literacy.
Nation Master Astounding. I can see why the NY Times and the BBC were enthralled. It's the UN's CyberSchool Bus, the CIA Fact Book, and the World Almanac rolled up into a Digital Age bundle.
WEB
Stratalogica -- http://www.stratalogica.com/NystromDigital/home/home.html Why would we ever use text booksagain ???
Animated Atlas Growth of a Nation
Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception
**Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)** Updated frequently!
Google Earth Blog (Absolutely mind-boggling what others are doing with Google Earth)
Google Maps
Google Moon
Hubble Heritage Image Gallery Simply astounding.
Juicy Geography Lessons for implementing Google Earth from a British teacher.
Map Builder (BETA) This site is an interesting mash-up.
Microsoft's World Wide Telescope
My Wonderful World A National Geographic-led campaign for kids and geographic literacy.
Nation Master Astounding. I can see why the NY Times and the BBC were enthralled. It's the UN's CyberSchool Bus, the CIA Fact Book, and the World Almanac rolled up into a Digital Age bundle.
National Geographic Society
Penn Pilot: Historic Aerial Photographs of Pennsylvania Spellbinding!
Pennsylvania Alliance for Geographic Education
Pennsylvania Physiographic Provinces Map (from DCNR)
Teacher Tube
United Nations Cyber School Bus
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Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. WW Norton, 2005.